Comment on Resin printing in the cold
roofuskit@lemmy.world 1 day ago
60 fahrenheit is the bare minimum for resin printing. Ideally you would not print resin less than 70. The resin you’re using is best above 75 and into th 80s.
You need to find a heating solution. The vat band is cheap and you can pre-warm resin by using a second on on the bottle to keep your speed up.
Resin printing is a very consumable heavy hobby, if you can’t afford a couple heating bands I’m worried about your ventilation and PPE situation.
Fondots@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It’s vented outside through flexible ducting with an inline fan, I have VOC monitors around my basement, and I wear a p100 organic vapor and acid rated respirator, disposable nitrile gloves, goggles, and a rubber apron
But do go on being a judgemental prick for no reason. I’m not skimping on safety, but if I can save myself a few bucks not buying a boring piece of hardware I don’t really need, I’d prefer to do that.
That’s money that could buy me more resin, paints, disposable gloves, beer, coffee, ice cream, books, movie tickets, or countless other things that I’d rather be spending my money on.
AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
I think it was pretty reasonable of them to worry - lots of people who don’t like spending unnecessary money also don’t like spending not-obviously-necessary money on safety equipment, and there’s plenty of material on the internet that would imply resin printing is completely safe as long as you don’t drink the stuff. Resin printing with woefully inadequate ventilation/PPE is really common, so it’s a pretty safe bet that anyone asking questions is probably also doing something unsafe without realising it, especially as resin not liking the cold is something a lot of people learn about fairly early on (unless they live somewhere where it never gets below 20°C).